Full Text of HR0232 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize Mayetta
Epps Miller as | 4 | | the oldest living resident in the State of Illinois as of | 5 | | January 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller was the oldest of 6 children, | 7 | | born on April 15, 1901, to Tom and Melissa
White in Lewisville, | 8 | | Arkansas; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller was educated in Lewisville, | 10 | | Arkansas, and received training at Philander Smith College in | 11 | | Little Rock,
Arkansas, where she became a teacher and taught in | 12 | | Arkansas for several years, sharing her love for
learning; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1923, Mayetta Epps Miller married Travis Morris | 14 | | Epps; they relocated to East St. Louis
and were married for 48 | 15 | | years until his death in 1972; to this union 5 children were | 16 | | born and 4 children preceded her in death; she is survived by | 17 | | one loving and devoted son, James Levoid Epps Sr.; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Mayetta Epps Miller was remarried to | 19 | | Cliff Miller; he preceded her in death in 1994 after 18
years | 20 | | of marriage; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller was a devoted member of the | 2 | | Mt. Zion Baptist Church in East St. Louis for over 88 years and | 3 | | was
recognized for service and longevity as the oldest member | 4 | | in term of years of service and age; she was
active with the | 5 | | Jennie Thomas Missionary Task Force and an active Senior Usher | 6 | | for more than 50 years; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller was also very active in her | 8 | | community where she served as secretary for the American
Legion | 9 | | Women's Auxiliary and was a member of the Willing Worker's | 10 | | Social Club for many years; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller celebrated her 100th birthday | 12 | | on April 15, 2001, and April 15, 2011, was her 110th
birthday; | 13 | | East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks designated the day as "Mayetta | 14 | | Epps Miller Day" in East St.
Louis; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, On April 13, 2012, Mayetta Epps Miller's 111th | 16 | | birthday, she was recognized on NBC's Today Show by Willard
| 17 | | Scott's "Smuckers" on air birthday acknowledgements; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller was listed on the internet as | 19 | | a Living Super-centenarian in the United States and on
| 20 | | Wikipedia as the 14th oldest living American as of January 2012 | 21 | | and the oldest living resident in the
State of Illinois; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller was featured in numerous | 2 | | articles in the Alton Telegraph, Belleville News Democrat, East
| 3 | | St. Louis Monitor, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspapers; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayetta Epps Miller was a dedicated home-maker, | 6 | | wife, grandmother, beautician, counselor,
financial planner, | 7 | | and a phenomenal lady of wisdom, who was alert and had a | 8 | | remarkable memory and
legible handwriting until her death on | 9 | | December 31, 2012; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we recognize Mayetta Epps Miller as the oldest living resident | 13 | | in the State of Illinois as of January 2012; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Mayetta Epps Miller as an expression | 16 | | of our esteem and respect.
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